[Verse 1] Holdin’ it down, plans to blow, take it worldwide, Chasin’ that spark I had when I first felt alive. You cross my mind like the sun through the blinds, Still can’t believe you gone — I rewind that time. We’d stay up late, just talkin’ till the moon got tired, Laughin’ at the world like we’d never expire. Now I see your face in the smoke when I breathe, And the silence hits harder than the grief underneath. I wish I had a time machine, just to pause that frame, My homie said he couldn’t bear the pain, I feel the same. He said, “Earth too heavy, I just need some peace,” Now I’m talkin’ to the air, prayin’ he’s released. Then depression moved in, started sleepin’ in my chest, I was fightin’ through the days, losin’ faith in my best. Tried to fake a smile, couldn’t carry the tone, Bottle in my hand, but my heart felt alone. My fam saw the cracks, but I kept that mask, Said “I’m fine,” while I drowned in the past. Mad at myself ‘cause I wanted that joy, But I couldn’t feel nothin’ — just void, just noise. Couldn’t write a verse, couldn’t find my sound, Dreams turned dust when the world spun around. But somehow, through the pain, a spark still burned, I was broken, but I lived, and I learned. ⸻ [Chorus] Ayo, I almost gave up on myself, Yeah, I almost gave up on myself. But then I found you, right on time, You pulled me back from the line. Ayo, I almost gave up on myself, Yeah, I almost gave up on myself. But then I found you, right on time, You pulled me back from the line. ⸻ [Verse 2] If you ask what it is — it’s love, no doubt, The realest kind, the type you can’t live without. A blessing in the storm when I lost my faith, You showed up like a sunrise through the haze. Met you in the wildest season, my mind unsteady, Heart heavy, but your soul said, “Ready.” You helped me see that pain’s not the enemy, It’s the teacher that shapes our identity. Had to cleanse what was toxic inside me, Cut ties with my ghosts, let peace find me. Started movin’ different, my soul aligned, I stopped waitin’ on the light — I realized I’m the shine. Now the blessings I prayed for, I’m livin’ ‘em, The lessons I learned, yeah, I’m givin’ ‘em. Still got scars, but they tell my story, Fell in the dark, but I rose in glory. ⸻ [Chorus – Extended] Ayo, I almost gave up on myself, Yeah, I almost gave up on myself. But then I found you, right on time, You pulled me back from the line. Ayo, I almost gave up on myself, Yeah, I almost gave up on myself. But then I found you, right on time, You showed me life can still shine. ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken / Soft Fade] Sometimes we break to become whole, Sometimes the fall’s just the road to control. If you’re hearin’ this, and you feel that low — You ain’t alone, I promise, bro. You just need one spark to grow. ⸻ [Outro] Can’t say the pain don’t change you, But it shapes you, rearranges you. And if you hold on long enough, Love’ll find its way back to you.
